OT: Motorcycles - Let's See Em! - Page 19

SlowPokePete · #**271** 04-17-2021, 04:52 PM

Very cool, Dave!

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PaMtbRider · #**272** 04-17-2021, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dave thompson

I was in the motorcycle biz from the late 50s to the early 90s. I’ve had lots of favorites, though there’s a big soft spot in my heart for BMW airheads. I worked for BMW in Munich in the late 70s and got to ride lots of miles on them. Strangely I’ve never owned one.

Interesting, I have worked for Harley-Davison for 25 years and have owned lots of motorcycles. Several have been BMW but only 1 Harley.

dave thompson · #**273** 04-17-2021, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PaMtbRider

Interesting, I have worked for Harley-Davison for 25 years and have owned lots of motorcycles. Several have been BMW but only 1 Harley.

I never owned a Harley but I owned a Harley shop. That was back in the AMF days

denapista · #**274** 04-17-2021, 10:41 PM

I have a 1978 Honda CB550F (Dustin Kott) Custom..

Just found a clean 1978 BMW R100/7 I'm changing the rear subframe, Painting the wheels and getting new spokes, and keeping it class. Wanted to keep all of the stock BMW parts, so all the new stuff will be easily removable.

http://www.kottmotorcycles.com/builds

avalonracing · #**275** 04-17-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by denapista

I have a 1978 Honda CB550F (Dustin Kott) Custom..

Just found a clean 1978 BMW R100/7 I'm changing the rear subframe, Painting the wheels and getting new spokes, and keeping it class. Wanted to keep all of the stock BMW parts, so all the new stuff will be easily removable.

http://www.kottmotorcycles.com/builds

Whoa! Very nice.

Steve in SLO · #**276** 04-18-2021, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by dave thompson

I never owned a Harley but I owned a Harley shop. That was back in the AMF days

The AMF years. That would’ve been a good time to own a repair shop.
I had a coworker who had an AMF Harley, and I never knew a bike that could vapor lock at such low ambient temperatures.

witcombusa · #**277** 04-18-2021, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by denapista

I have a 1978 Honda CB550F (Dustin Kott) Custom..

Just found a clean 1978 BMW R100/7 I'm changing the rear subframe, Painting the wheels and getting new spokes, and keeping it class. Wanted to keep all of the stock BMW parts, so all the new stuff will be easily removable.

http://www.kottmotorcycles.com/builds

If you want to 'keep it class' then don't hack it into another 'cafe' bike with no rear end and knobby tires. They ruin a perfectly good airhead...

SlowPokePete · #**278** 05-16-2021, 05:15 PM

Had a LOT of work done on my bike, finally got it home yesterday.

Took it out to Hudson to Moto Coffee Machine to hang and chat over coffee with some folks with GS's and Ducatis.

May 16, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

May 16, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

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72gmc · #**279** 05-16-2021, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve in SLO

The AMF years. That would’ve been a good time to own a repair shop.
I had a coworker who had an AMF Harley, and I never knew a bike that could vapor lock at such low ambient temperatures.

A long ago company party Dad threw at our rural property turned into a bunch of us kids on motocross bikes and one inebriated truck driver on his Harley chopper racing around the track we’d made in the pasture. My one visual memory is Al stuffing that chopper into a head-high wall of blackberry vines at speed. Vapor lock would have been a good thing that day.

SlowPokePete · #**280** 05-24-2021, 05:23 PM

May 24, 2021 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr

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mcteague · #**281** 05-25-2021, 06:35 AM

Last year I sold my red BMW S1000R and got a red sports car instead! Its so much fun I really don't miss the motorcycle and that surprised me. I was afraid that would not be the case.

Tim